Aleksandar Protogerov

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Aleksandar Protogerov
Lieutenant General
Protogerov's Certificat from the Grand Lodge of Bulgaria.

Alexandar Protogerov (

Freemason and held a leading position (Grand Master) in the lodge where he was a member.[2]

Biography

Congratulatory telegram from Prtogerov to Hristo Matov in relation with the invasion of Macedonia by the Bulgarian Army in 1915.: „Hristo, I send you cordial greetings from Free Macedonia.

Protogerov was born in 1867 in Ohrid in the Ottoman Empire (now in

Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising. Later joined the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization.[3]

In the

St Nedelya Church assault. In IMRO itself, a major split arose between Mihailov's wing, supported by Andrey Lyapchev, and Protogerov's wing, supported by Aleksandar Tsankov. The faction led by Protogerov opted for continuing with the tactics of guerrilla warfare, while this led by Mihailov insisted on individual terrorist attacks. The result of this split and communists conspiracies was further strife within the organisation and several high-profile murders, including that of Protogetov himself.[5]

Military Awards

References

  1. ^ Raymond Detrez, Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria, Historical Dictionaries of Europe, Edition 3; Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, , pp. 400-401.
  2. ^ Георги Балански, Генерал Александър Протогеров – първият Велик майстор на Великата ложа на България. Сп. „Зидарски преглед“, книга IV-V, 2010 г.
  3. ^ Янакиев, Николай. Македонските българи-офицери в Горноджумайското въстание, сп. Македонски преглед XV (4). 1992. ISSN 2279-0861. стр. 119.
  4. , p. 70.
  5. , p. 246.

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